Chuy's
The original Chuy's on Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas | |
Traded as | NASDAQ: CHUY |
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Founded | 1982 |
Founders | Mike Young / John Zapp |
Headquarters | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Website | www.chuys.com |
Chuy's is a Tex-Mex restaurant chain established in 1982, by Mike Young and John Zapp.[1] The company currently has 86 locations and 12 locations (Annapolis, Jacksonville, Doral, Kendall, Tampa, Miami, Huntsville, Alphareta, Schaumburg, Belmar, Orland Park and Pasadena, TX) currently under construction, as of August 2017. Chuy's currently has restaurants in 19 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, and Ohio.[2]
Every year on Elvis Presley's birthday, January 8, most locations host the Elvis' Birthday Bash, during which an Elvis impersonator visits the restaurant. Chuy's also annually hosts a Green Chile Festival at its locations, celebrating the harvest of the Hatch Green Chiles from Hatch, New Mexico. In addition, Chuy's is a sponsor of community events such as the Hot To Trot 5K and the Children Giving to Children Holiday Parade.[3]